Welcome to the 2026 HOAECC Congress!
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Speakers
Listed below are the speakers scheduled for the 2025 Heart of America Eye Care Congress:
Doctor Faculty
Paul Chous, OD, FAAO
Blake Cooper, MD
Julie DeKinder, OD, FAAO
Ben Gaddie, OD, FAAO
Andy Gurwood, OD, Dipl. F.A.A.O.
Shane Kannarr, OD
The Kansas City Fire Department
Melissa Magwire
Breanne McGhee, OD
Leonard Messner, OD, FAAO, ABO
Andrew Morgenstern, OD, FAAO
Marc Myers, OD, F.A.A.O.
Eric Polk, OD, FAAO
Jessilin Quint, OD
Para Faculty
Paul Chous, OD, FAAO
Julie DeKinder, OD, FAAO
Diane Drake, ABOM, NCLEM
Joy Gibb, ABOC
Andy Gurwood, OD, Dipl. F.A.A.O.
The Kansas City Fire Department
Lynn Lawrence, CMSgt, USAF (ret), MSOL, CPOT, ABOC, COA, OSC
Breanne McGhee, OD
Jackie O'Keefe Lincoln, ABOC
Mary Schmidt, ABOC, CPO